#Palestine

Student Gov’t Passes Israeli Boycott Without Club Divestment Clause

Liam MacDonald

May 6, 2021

Student Gov’t Passes Israeli Boycott Without Club Divestment Clause

Earlier today, the Associated Students of Pomona College (ASPC), Pomona College’s student governing body, passed a modified version of...

Pomona Student Gov’t Passes Israel Boycott, Bans Future Investment

The Claremont Independent

Apr 22, 2021

Pomona Student Gov’t Passes Israel Boycott, Bans Future Investment

In an Instagram post released on Thursday, Claremont Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) announced that Pomona College’s student...

Pomona Senior Class President Shares And Endorses Anti-Semitic Comment On Social Media, Apologizes

The Claremont Independent

Jun 21, 2020

Pomona Senior Class President Shares And Endorses Anti-Semitic Comment On Social Media, Apologizes

In a post made on her social media account, the 2020-2021 senior class president at Pomona College shared comments that accuse Zionist...

Scripps Invites Vocal Anti-Israel Activist As Keynote Speaker

The Claremont Independent

Feb 27, 2020

Scripps Invites Vocal Anti-Israel Activist As Keynote Speaker

Scripps College has invited Jasbir Puar, Professor and Graduate Director of Women’s and Gender Studies at Rutgers University, to speak at...

Pomona, Pitzer Respond to Potential Anti-Semitism Lawsuit

The Claremont Independent

Feb 12, 2020

Pomona, Pitzer Respond to Potential Anti-Semitism Lawsuit

After the David Horowitz Freedom Center (“DHFC”), a conservative foundation, stated in a letter to Pomona College president Dr. Gabrielle...

David Horowitz Freedom Center Threatens Pomona and Pitzer with Lawsuit Over Support For Anti-Semitis

The Claremont Independent

Feb 10, 2020

David Horowitz Freedom Center Threatens Pomona and Pitzer with Lawsuit Over Support For Anti-Semitis

On Feb. 3, Pitzer College and Pomona College became one of the first targets for enforcement of President Trump’s latest executive order...

Pitzer College, David Horowitz Trade Blows Over Posters

The Claremont Independent

Dec 9, 2019

Pitzer College, David Horowitz Trade Blows Over Posters

On Dec. 2, 2019 at Pitzer College in Claremont, California, flyers of the latest publication of the David Horowitz Freedom Center (DHFC)...

College-Invited Speaker Ties Jewish Student Journalist to “White Nationalists,” Calls NYT “Pro

The Claremont Independent

Nov 14, 2019

College-Invited Speaker Ties Jewish Student Journalist to “White Nationalists,” Calls NYT “Pro

During a question & answer session at Pomona College following a film screening of Gaza Fights For Freedom, a pro-Palestinian...

Pitzer, Scripps, Pomona, SJP Fund Talk By Anti-Semitic Conpiracist

The Claremont Independent

Nov 11, 2019

Pitzer, Scripps, Pomona, SJP Fund Talk By Anti-Semitic Conpiracist

On Thursday, Nov. 14, the pro-Palestinian Claremont Colleges student group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) will host a screening...

The Claremont Independent

Nov 1, 2019

The ‘Woke’ Jew’s Chutzpah

Opinions expressed in this article may not necessarily reflect those of the Editorial Board. In a recent opinion article titled My Jewish...

Pitzer President Defends “Free Exchange of Ideas” in Israel at University of Haifa

The Claremont Independent

May 28, 2019

Pitzer President Defends “Free Exchange of Ideas” in Israel at University of Haifa

Earlier today, Pitzer College’s president Melvin L. Oliver spoke to the University of Haifa’s 47th annual Board of Governors meeting,...

Pitzer Bans Student Publication from Attending Israel Vote

The Claremont Independent

Mar 13, 2019

Pitzer Bans Student Publication from Attending Israel Vote

Pitzer College informed the Claremont Independent today that tomorrow it would no longer be allowed to attend a Pitzer College Council—a...

Why Pitzer Shouldn’t Suspend Its Israel Study Abroad Program

The Claremont Independent

Mar 12, 2019

Why Pitzer Shouldn’t Suspend Its Israel Study Abroad Program

Last semester, Pitzer College’s faculty voted in favor of suspending the college’s study abroad program in Israel with the University of...

Anti-Semitism Awareness Mural Covered by Palestinian Flag

The Claremont Independent

Dec 14, 2018

Anti-Semitism Awareness Mural Covered by Palestinian Flag

This week, a mural painted on Pomona College’s Walker Wall—which is deemed a free speech wall—to raise awareness of antisemitism after...

INTERVIEW: AMCHA Director Tammi Rossman-Benjamin on Pitzer

The Claremont Independent

Dec 13, 2018

INTERVIEW: AMCHA Director Tammi Rossman-Benjamin on Pitzer

In context of the turmoil on Pitzer College’s campus regarding the faculty’s vote in favor of suspending the Haifa study abroad program...

Pitzer President Criticizes Faculty Support of Israel Study Abroad Suspension

The Claremont Independent

Nov 29, 2018

Pitzer President Criticizes Faculty Support of Israel Study Abroad Suspension

Amid the recent decision by Pitzer College’s faculty to vote in favor of suspending the college’s only study abroad program in Israel...

Pitzer Faculty Votes to End Israel Study Abroad

The Claremont Independent

Nov 26, 2018

Pitzer Faculty Votes to End Israel Study Abroad

Earlier this month on Nov. 8, the Pitzer College faculty voted on and passed two motions concerning the college’s relationship with...